Saturday, December 26, 2015

Elephant Empressi #1

Mills Bros. Circus.

Elephant Empressi #2


Elephant Empressi #3

Don't recognize the show or the elephant but to quote my father, "Elephants don't get a salary only what they eat and drink and as long as I'm running things they will get more than enough!"

Elephant Empressi #4

Frankie Lou Woods.

Elephant Empressi #5

Elephants are "Mary" and "Judy".

Elephant Empressi #6

Clyde Beatty Circus.

Elephant Empressi #7

"Bertha" with Adams Bros. Circus.

Elephant Empressi #8

Ted Svertesky on Sells & Gray  in 1963 with "Maude" and "Bessie".
Elephant Empress unknown.

Elephant Empressi #9


Elephant Empressi #10

Virgil Seagraves presenting "Burma" with Mills Bros. and as Jimmy Reynolds would say, "Style You Sweet Thing!"

Elephant Empressi #11

I asked if those funnels weren't cold and got some sort of Smart Alecky reply!

Elephant Empressi #12

Cole Show "Blanche" with Benson Bros. early 1950's.
Laura Herriott once said that my wife should get credit for getting elephant ladies out of Majorette Boots.

Elephant Empressi #13

Next door neighbor, Aunt Hope with Shirley and Charlie Rex on Herb Walters' Geo. W. Cole Circus in 1950 with "Daisy", "Norma" and "Jess".

Elephant Empressi #14

Aunt Hope and "Anna May".

Friday, December 25, 2015

Thursday, December 24, 2015